The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lettere-Gragnano was a Latin Catholic diocese located in the
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
of
Lettere
Lettere is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the southern central Italian region Campania, located about 30 km southeast of Naples.
Lettere borders the following municipalities: Angri, Casola di Napoli, Corbara ...
in the
Metropolitan City of Naples
The Metropolitan City of Naples ( it, Città metropolitana di Napoli) is an Italian metropolitan city in Campania region, established on 1 January 2015. Its capital city is Naples; within the city there are 92 comunes (municipalities).
It was ...
in the southern-central
Italian region
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Campania
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. In 1818, it was merged into the
Diocese of Castellammare di Stabia The Italian Catholic diocese of Castellammare di Stabia, on the Bay of Naples, existed until 1986. In that year it became part of the archdiocese of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia. (for Chronology of Bishops)
History
* Established in 987?4 as Diocese of Lettere, Latin Name: ''Litteræ (adjective Litterensis)'', on territory split off from Diocese of Amalfi, near the site of Ancient
Liternum
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.
* Renamed in 1169 as Diocese of Lettere–Gragnano, adding to its title coastal hill town
Gragnano
Gragnano, a hill town located between a mountain crest and the Amalfi Coast, is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Naples in southern Italy's Campania region, located about southeast of Naples city.
Gragnano borders the foll ...
, now also a ''comune'' (municipality) in the
Metropolitan City of Naples
The Metropolitan City of Naples ( it, Città metropolitana di Napoli) is an Italian metropolitan city in Campania region, established on 1 January 2015. Its capital city is Naples; within the city there are 92 comunes (municipalities).
It was ...
* Suppressed on 27 June 1818, its territory being merged into the
Diocese of Castellammare di Stabia The Italian Catholic diocese of Castellammare di Stabia, on the Bay of Naples, existed until 1986. In that year it became part of the archdiocese of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia.Titular bishopric
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of Lettere (Curiate Italian) / Litteræ (Latin) / Litteren(sis) (Latin adjective)
It has had the following incumbents, of the fitting Episcopal (lowest) rank ''with an archiepiscopal exception :
* Titular Bishop: Giovanni Battista Cesana,
Comboni Missionaries The term ''Comboni Missionaries'' can refer to either of two religious orders founded by Saint Daniele Comboni:
* Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus Bold text
The Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus ( la, Missionarii Comboniani Co ...
(M.C.C.J.) (1968.12.19 – death 1991.06.12) as emeritate; formerly Titular Bishop of
Cerbali
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It was originally a bishopric in the Roman province of Africa Proconsularis and then Zeugitana in late antiquity. The city on which it was based remains unknown but it must have been i ...
(1950.12.01 – 1953.03.25) as last
Apostolic Vicar
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of
Gulu
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The coordinates of the city of Gulu are 2°46'54.0"N 32°17'57.0"E. The distance from Gulu to Kampala, Uganda's capital and large ...
(formerly Equatorial Nile,
Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa
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) (1950.12.01 – 1953.03.25), promoted first Bishop of Gulu (1953.03.25 – 1968.12.19)
*'' Titular Archbishop Luigi Travaglino (Italian) (1992.04.04 – ...) as papal diplomat : Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Gambia (1992.04.04 – 1995.05.02), Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Guinea (1992.04.04 – 1995.05.02), Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Liberia (1992.04.04 – 1995.05.02),
Apostolic Nuncio
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(ambassador) to Nicaragua (1995.05.02 – 2001),
Permanent Observer
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to Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2011.01.05 – 2015.02.12), Apostolic Nuncio to
Monaco
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(2012.09.08 – 2016.01.16).
See also
*
List of Catholic dioceses in Italy
The following is the List of the Catholic dioceses in Italy. , the Catholic Church in Italy is divided into sixteen ecclesiastical regions. While they are similar to the 20 civil regions of the Italian state, there are some differences. Most eccl ...
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Catholic Church in Italy
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